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Māori words with a plural form

Only a dozen Māori nouns and as many adjectives have a plural different from the singular. Can you find all of them?
Source: Wiktionary
Source: Te Aka Māori
The last plural only occurs in some iwi.
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English
Māori
Bad (one)
Kino
Bad (ones)
Kikino
Parent
Matua
Parents
Mātua
Great (one)
Mokorahi
Great (ones)
Mokorarahi
Little (one)
Nohinohi
Little (ones)
Nonohi
Big (one)
Nui
Big (ones)
Nunui
Good (one)
Pai
Good (ones)
Papai
Large (one)
Rahi
Large (ones)
Rarahi
Quiet (one)
Rata
Quiet (ones)
Rarata
Small (one)
Riki
Small (ones)
Ririki
English
Māori
Length, large (one), tall (one)
Roa
Lengths, large (ones), tall (ones)
Roroa
Child
Tamaiti
Children
Tamariki
Person
Tangata
People
Tāngata
Younger sibling of the same sex
Teina
Younger siblings of the same sex
Tēina
Male person's sister
Tuahine
Male person's sisters
Tuāhine
Elder sibling of the same sex
Tuakana
Elder siblings of the same sex
Tuākana
Grandparent,
Ancestor
Tupuna/Tipuna
Grandparents,
Ancestors
Tūpuna/Tīpuna
Woman,
Wife
Wahine
Women,
Wives
Wāhine
Mother, Aunt
Whaea
Mothers, Aunts
Whāea
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